Popular and traditional Afghan girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Afghanistan. 56 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Anahita | The goddess of the waters (آناهیتا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Ava | Voice; Sound (آوا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Bahar | Spring (بهار) | 👧 Girl | Persian, Turkmen |
| Farah | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Fatemeh | Fatima; The Prophet's daughter (فاطمه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Hina | Henna; The Polynesian goddess of the moon | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Tahitian |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mahsa | Like the moon (مهسا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Nazanin | Sweet; Delicate (نازنین) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Niloufar | Water lily (نیلوفر) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian |
| Shirin | Sweet (شیرین); The heroine of Shirin Farhad | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Bengali, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Azadeh | Free; Noble (آزاده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Fereshteh | Angel (فرشته) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Firuza | Turquoise | 👧 Girl | Tajik |
| Golnar | Pomegranate flower (گلنار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Gul | Flower; Rose | 🧒 Unisex | Pashto, Turkish |
| Gulalai | Flower-like; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Homa | The mythical bird of good fortune (هما) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Laleh | Tulip (لاله) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Maedeh | Heavenly table (مائده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mahnaz | Pride of the moon (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Arabic |
| Mahtab | Moonlight (مهتاب) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Malala | Grief-stricken (named after Malalai of Maiwand) | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Malalai | Grief-stricken; The heroine of Maiwand | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Manizha | A heroine of the Shahnameh | 👧 Girl | Tajik |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nasrin | Wild rose (Persian); Wild rose (نسرین) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Persian |
| Negar | Sweetheart; Beloved (نگار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Palwasha | Rays of the moon; Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Parisa | Like a fairy (پریسا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parvaneh | Butterfly (پروانه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali |
| Roxana | Bright; Dawn (روشنک) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Roya | Dream; Vision (رویا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Sepideh | Dawn (سپیده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Setareh | Star (ستاره) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Shabnam | Dew (Persian); Dew (شبنم) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Persian |
| Sitara | Star | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Soraya | The Pleiades (ثریا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Spogmay | Moon | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Taraneh | Song; Melody (ترانه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Yasaman | Jasmine (یاسمن) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Zarghuna | Golden; Like gold | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Zarmina | Golden; Precious | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Zeinab | Zainab; Fragrant flower (زینب) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Ziba | Beautiful (زیبا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |